Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTWe must hold to a rigid accountability those public servants who show unfaithfulness to the interests of the nation or inability to rise to the high level of the new demands upon our strength and our resources.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.
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The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
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The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
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No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
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A man’s usefulness depends upon his living up to his ideals insofar as he can.
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Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
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In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard.
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There is not a man of us who does not at times need a helping hand to be stretched out to him, and then shame upon him who will not stretch out the helping hand to his brother.
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When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
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Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.
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Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
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The worst of all fears is the fear of living.
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Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.
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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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Great corporations exist only because they are created and safeguarded by our institutions; and it is therefore our right and duty to see that they work in harmony with these institutions.
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